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Title: Florida Man Charged With Hate Crime Says He ‘Only Shot A N*gger’
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RAWSTORY
URL Source: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/ ... ime-says-he-only-shot-a-ngger/
Published: Jul 31, 2012
Author: DAVID EDWARDS
Post Date: 2012-07-31 15:31:09 by Brian S
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Authorities in Port St. Joe, Florida say a man charged with a hate crime felt inconvenienced by his arrest because he had “only shot a n*gger.” Walton Henry Butler, 59, was arrested by Gulf County Sheriff’s deputies on Monday night for shooting 32-year-old Everett Gant, who is black, in the head with a .22 caliber rifle. According to a charging affidavit obtained by The Star, Butler had referred to Pamela Rogers’ child and other children at his apartment complex with racial slurs. Gant was shot between the eyes when he went to Butler’s apartment to confront him over the remarks, the documents said. Butler allegedly closed his sliding glass door and left Gant bleeding on ground outside. The suspect contacted 911 and had finished his dinner before Gulf County Sheriff Joe Nugent arrived. Nugent recalled that Butler appeared “inconvenienced” by the arrest, saying that “he had only shot a n*gger.” “He was brought to the investigation unit where he was interviewed and basically admitted to shooting the victim and said he shot a, used a racial slur, and said that is what he shot and acted like it was not like a big deal or anything to him,” Nugent told WJHG. Butler was charged with attempted murder with a hate crime enhancement. He was being held in the Gulf County Jail after an appearance in court on Tuesday morning. Gant was in stable condition at Bay Medical Center and is expected to survive.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
Self defense, stand your ground. His remarks are irrelevant. It's not a crime to call someone names, but it is a crime to go to someone's house and threaten them. He didn't get shot because he's black, he got shot for threatening a man in his castle. You've got to wonder what names Mr. Butler was called? Somehow he seems to have resisted the temptation to go over to the Gant house and threaten them.
Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
he went to Butler’s apartment to confront him
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
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